Timeline of Burgos
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Burgos, Spain.
Prior to 20th century
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- 884 – Castle of Burgos founded by Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, the second Count of Castile.[1]
- 1074 – El Cid marries Jimena Díaz.[1]
- 1099 – Castilian military leader El Cid buried in Burgos Cathedral.[2]
- 1187 – Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas founded.[1]
- 1221 – Burgos Cathedral construction begins.[1]
- 1224 – Convento de San Pablo (Burgos) founded (approximate date).
- 1254 – Edward I of England marries Eleanor of Castile.[1]
- 1301 – Cortes of Burgos (1301).
- 1302 – Cortes of Burgos (1302).
- 1308 – Cortes of Burgos (1308).
- 1315 – Cortes of Burgos (1315).[3]
- 1350 – San Esteban church built.[1]
- 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[4]
- 1408 – San Nicolás de Bari built.[1]
- 1475 – Siege of Burgos (1475) at the Castle of Burgos, part of the War of the Castilian Succession.[1]
- 1484 – Miraflores Charterhouse rebuilt near Burgos.
- 1485 – Printing press in use.[5](es)
- 1494 – Consulado established.[6]
- 1505 – San Nicolás de Bari church built.[1]
- 1522 – Rebellion against Charles V. crushed.[1]
- 1545 – Casa de Miranda built.
- 1560 – The Court removed to Madrid.[1]
- 1562 – Arco de Santa María built.[1]
- 1567 – Burgos Cathedral construction completed.[1]
- 1574 – Roman Catholic diocese of Burgos established.[7]
- 1808 – 10 November: Battle of Burgos; French win.[1]
- 1812 – Siege of Burgos by Anglo-Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War.[1]
- 1833 – City becomes seat of Province of Burgos.[1]
- 1836 – Paseo de la Isla promenade created.
- 1842 – Population: 15,924.[8]
- 1857 – Population: 26,086.[8]
- 1858 – Teatro Principal (Burgos) (theatre) opens.
- 1871 – Biblioteca Pública del Estado (Burgos) (library) opens.[9]
- 1878 – Museo Arqueológico y de Bellas Artes (museum) active.[10]
- 1887 – Chamber of Commerce established.[11]
- 1891 – Diario de Burgos newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1900 – Population: 30,167.[1]
20th century
[edit]- 1902 – North train station built.(es)
- 1907 – Palacio de Capitanía General (Burgos) built.
- 1930
- 1936
- 24 July: At the start of the Spanish Civil War, nationalists declare a government in the form of the National Defense Council, which meets for the first time in Burgos.[14]
- 29 September: Nationalist junta in Burgos declares Franco Generalísimo.
- Burgos becomes capital of the Francoist Zona sublevada.(es)
- 1944 – Estación de autobuses de Burgos (bus depot) opens.
- 1955 – Gamonal becomes part of the city of Burgos.
- 1964 – Estadio El Plantío (stadium) opens.
- 1970
- Burgos trials (Proceso de Burgos) held in Burgos.[15]
- Population: 119,915.[8]
- 1971 – Santa María de Garoña Nuclear Power Plant commissioned in region of city of Burgos.
- 1979 – José María Peña San Martín becomes mayor.
- 1981 – Population: 156,449.[8]
- 1983 – City becomes part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
- 1985 – Burgos Municipal Archives moves into the Palacio de Castilfalé.[16]
- 1994
- Caso de la construcción corruption scandal sentencing decided.
- Burgos CF (football club) formed.
- University of Burgos founded.
21st century
[edit]- 2007 – Transporte metropolitano de Burgos begins operating.[citation needed]
- 2008
- Burgos Airport terminal built.
- Bulevar del Ferrocarril redesign begins.
- Burgos-Rosa de Lima railway station (train station) built.
- 2009 – 29 July: 2009 Burgos bombing by ETA.
- 2010 – Museum of Human Evolution opens.
- 2011
- Javier Lacalle becomes mayor.
- Population: 178,864.[8]
- 2012 – Burgos Convention Centre built.
- 2014 – January: 2014 Gamonal protest.
See also
[edit]- Burgos history
- List of mayors of Burgos
- List of bishops of Burgos
- History of Burgos province
- Timelines of other cities in the autonomous community of Castile and León: Salamanca, Valladolid
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Britannica 1910.
- ^ Haydn 1910.
- ^ E. Michael Gerli, ed. (2003). Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-93918-6.
- ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
- ^ F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
- ^ Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Burgos". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Historia de la Biblioteca Pública de Burgos (in Spanish), Junta de Castilla y León, retrieved 30 October 2016
- ^ Margarita Díaz-Andreu García; Gloria Mora; Jordi Cortadella, eds. (2009). Diccionario histórico de la arqueología en España: (siglos XV-XX) (in Spanish). Madrid: Marcial Pons Historia. ISBN 978-84-96467-45-3.
- ^ 125 añosimpulsando 2012.
- ^ "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- ^ "Historia de la ciudad" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Burgos. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Francisco J. Romero Salvadó (2013). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5784-1.
- ^ Angel Smith (2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
- ^ "Archivo Municipal de Burgos". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
[edit]in English
[edit]- Abraham Rees (1819), "Burgos", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
- Josiah Conder (1830), "Burgos", The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
- Richard Ford (1890), "Burgos", Handbook for Travellers in Spain, vol. 1 (7th ed.), London: J. Murray, p. 12
- Herbermann, Charles George (1908). "Burgos". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 819.
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Burgos", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
- "Burgos", Spain and Portugal (4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t5q81nw29 – via HathiTrust
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Burgos". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 101–104. ISBN 1884964028.
in Spanish
[edit]- Guia general de Búrgos (in Spanish). Madrid: Aribau y C.a. 1876.
- Augusto Llacayo (1886). Burgos: catedral, Cartuja, Huelgas: curiosidades, cosas notables de Burgos y sus cercanías (in Spanish). Imprenta de Timoteo Arnáiz – via Biblioteca Digital de Castilla y León.
- D. Manuel Rubio y Borrás (1900). Nueva guia de Burgos y su provincia (in Spanish). Impr. sucesor de Arnaiz.
- Luis de Pablo Ibañez. Burgos y su provincia: apuntes y notas para el visitante (in Spanish). Hijos de Santiago Rodríguez. circa 1921
- "125 añosimpulsando el futuro de Burgos" [125 years of progress in Burgos (timeline)], Diario de Burgos (in Spanish), 6 March 2012
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